Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Simone Nicholson, Florida International University; Christopher Alexander Carr, George Mason University; Tina Fletcher; Brittany Boyd

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP)

(2022) Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education (2024)Student enrollment and graduation rates at the undergraduate level are critical in determining thedollar amounts provided when considering external funding, including state-based funding,federal funding, and private-sector investing. While the number of undergraduate studentsdoesn’t directly impact the index calculation, an institution's ability to recruit and retain studentswho can conduct year-round undergraduate research for faculty, for example, has broaderimplications for faculty members' ability to complete their research goals, apply for grants, off-set teaching requirements (typically higher at R2 and R3 teaching-centered institutions) and